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slow 2015 mac mini

Hi all,

Got a mac mini that I've had about 3 months. I was brought to replace the 2007 imac I had.

I installed the mini by restoring the old time machine back up.

I don't use it for much power hungry stuff (web, email, excel etc) but not all at the same time.

It just feels slow and I fell like I see the rainbow circle thing all the time.

I am just wondering if I've installed some crap from the old imac that I don't need.

I attach the etre report.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Ian

EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)

Report generated 4 April 2015 16:15:38 BST

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Hardware Information: ℹ️

    Mac mini (Late 2014) (Technical Specifications)

    Mac mini - model: Macmini7,1

    1 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

    4 GB RAM Not upgradeable

        BANK 0/DIMM0

            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

        BANK 1/DIMM0

            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Video Information: ℹ️

    Intel HD Graphics 5000

        Acer AL1714 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz

System Software: ℹ️

    OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 2 days 23:17:39

Disk Information: ℹ️

    APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)

        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

        [redacted] HD (disk1) / : 498.89 GB (176.35 GB free)

            Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online

USB Information: ℹ️

    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

    Apple, Inc. IR Receiver

    Western Digital My Book 750.16 GB

        EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

        Untitled (disk2s2) /Volumes/Untitled : 749.81 GB (413.64 GB free)

    HP Deskjet 3050A J611 series

Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️

    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Gatekeeper: ℹ️

    Mac App Store and identified developers

Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

        /System/Library/Extensions

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.2.61 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

        /System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.2.61 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.2.61 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.2.61 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.2.61 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️

    [killed]    com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist

    2 processes killed due to memory pressure

Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️

    [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.ifdreader.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.tccd.system.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist

    5 processes killed due to memory pressure

Launch Agents: ℹ️

    [running]    com.gopro.stereomodestatus.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Click for support]

Launch Daemons: ℹ️

    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.teamviewer.Helper.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon.plist [Click for support]

User Launch Agents: ℹ️

    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]

    [failed]    com.amazon.cloud-player.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.amazon.music.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]

    [failed]    com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist [Click for support]

User Login Items: ℹ️

    iTunesHelper    Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

    Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

    Google Chrome    Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)

    Spotify    Application Hidden (/Applications/Spotify.app)

    fuspredownloader    Application Hidden (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/.FUS/fuspredownloader.app)

    HP Product Research    Application  (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Customer Participation/HP Product Research.app)

Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

    AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin1016264: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.16 [Click for support]

    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]

    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]

    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version

User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

    ybs-aa: Version: 1.0.1.377 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]

3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

    Cineform  [Click for support]

    Flash Player  [Click for support]

    Java  [Click for support]

Time Machine: ℹ️

    Skip System Files: NO

    Auto backup: YES

    Volumes being backed up:

        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.89 GB Disk used: 322.54 GB

    Destinations:

        Untitled [Local]

        Total size: 749.81 GB

        Total number of backups: 25

        Oldest backup: 2015-02-05 03:04:36 +0000

        Last backup: 2015-04-03 11:30:31 +0000

        Size of backup disk: Too small

            Backup size 749.81 GB < (Disk used 322.54 GB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

        20%    firefox

        12%    backupd

         7%    mds

         2%    WindowServer

         1%    makewhatis

Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

    451 MB    softwareupdated

    352 MB    firefox

    142 MB    ocspd

    99 MB    Spotify

    69 MB    Finder

Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

    69 MB    Free RAM

    1.60 GB    Active RAM

    1.55 GB    Inactive RAM

    690 MB    Wired RAM

    7.68 GB    Page-ins

    101 MB    Page-outs

Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

    Apr 1, 2015, 04:50:06 PM    Self test - passed

    Mar 20, 2015, 12:56:03 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-03-20-125603_[redacted].panic [Click for details]

Oh yes, I got confused because you said 2015 Mini, which there isn't one... I assumed you had an older one. But now I see the EtreCheck report shows Late 2014, which is when Apple first decided not to allow upgrades in the Mini. You may consider purchasing a Mini with more RAM and selling the one you have. I see you've been using Time Machine so it should be an easy transition if you decide to go through with that.

You have traces of MacKeeper on your system. Remove those.

You only have 4GB of RAM, and that is clearly not enough for you, as you only had 69MB of free RAM at the time of the report. Upgrade to at least 8GB. Visit https://macsales.com or https://crucial.com. They are not the only two RAM vendors, but are the ones most commonly recommended here.

Thanks.

I've removed the trace of mackeeper.

I've looked on crucial.com (or the UK version thereof).

It wasn't finding memory upgrade options and on closer investigation I've found out that Apple in their wisdom have made the RAM non-upgradeable which frankly *****.

So I am limited to restriciting what I use on the machine to keep with the constraints of the 4GB memory.

Oh yes, I got confused because you said 2015 Mini, which there isn't one... I assumed you had an older one. But now I see the EtreCheck report shows Late 2014, which is when Apple first decided not to allow upgrades in the Mini. You may consider purchasing a Mini with more RAM and selling the one you have. I see you've been using Time Machine so it should be an easy transition if you decide to go through with that.

Sadly the RAM in the late model Mac Mini is not upgradeable and you will need to either:

1. Stream line and run less Apps at the same time. (noting that: it may only help slightly)

2. Sell that Mac Mini and buy a new one that is configured with either 8GB or 16GB of RAM.

3. Sell and/or trade that Mac Mini for a late 2012, where the RAM is user upgradable to 16GB of RAM.

Thanks.

I think long term I will replace my imac with another imac (taking care to make sure it's one with upgradeable ram!).

I can make do with this for now, I think my kids will end up with it.

Ian

heppers wrote:

 

I think my kids will end up with it.

 

That is a very good way to repurpose. In my case, used but functional Mac's go to the grandkids.

I have the same model (Macmini7,1), 1.4 GHZ, I5. (I purchased this new 2016)

My macmini is also very slow.  Every application takes long time to open (rainbow wheel spinning all the time).

Sometimes, typing letters make rainbow wheel to appear! 

I really think that this is hardware issue.  My system does not have any third party software installed.

It has been performing poorly since day 1.

This is slower than 10 year old computer.

I have purchased lots of Macs over the years: powermac, imac (2x), macbook pro, macbook air

I will not be purchasing Macs anymore.  Macs are NO LONGER have impressive performance!

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